How To Fix FTP Error When Installing Plugins [WordPress]

Aug 16, 2023

How To Fix FTP Error When Installing Plugins [WordPress]

In this video, you will learn how to fix FTP Error When Installing Plugins on WordPress.

There can be many reasons for an FTP error when installing plugins on WordPress. In this video, we will show you how to troubleshoot the most common causes of this error and how to fix it quickly and easily.

00:00 Intro
01:00 Fixing FTP Error
02:00 Editing and uploading wp-config.php file
03:00 Testing FTP issue

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Content

0.24 -> Hello guys welcome to WebSensePro I'm your host Bilal Naseer with another video and in this video,

6.36 -> I'm gonna teach you guys how you can fix an FTP error when you're trying to upload a new Plugin

11.88 -> or try to update a new plugin in your WordPress website so this is one of our client website

16.68 -> which we built and after a couple of months client came back to us saying that they are

21.72 -> unable to update any plugins or add any new plugins and they are having an FTP error so

27.3 -> that FTP Adder looks like this so when you click on update now it will ask for FTP credentials or

34.02 -> if you try to add new plugin it will give you the same error so if I click on install now for

41.46 -> new plugin it will give me the same error so in this video I'm gonna teach you guys how you can

47.22 -> fix this issue with a small line of code and if you want to learn stick to the video don't

51.54 -> forget to comment and subscribe to my channel so without further Ado let's fix this park foreign

61.74 -> TP error issue and this type of issue normally show up when you're using Wordpress managed

70.08 -> hosting because it's being managed by managed WordPress environment and sometimes you get

75.3 -> that FTP error normally uh you can contact your hosting to fix this issue but if you want to fix

81 -> that on your own I'm gonna give you a small line of code which you can add in your WP Dash config

87.3 -> file in order to fix this issue normally it's best to contact your hosting support to fix that issue

93.54 -> on your behalf but if it's if you are on a hurry and they are giving uh giving you a low response

99.42 -> very slow response then you can fix that on your own so uh first of all try to login to FTP and

107.04 -> if you don't have nftp access you can go to file manager in your cpanel and from there on the root

115.38 -> of a WordPress you will simply download the wp config file so let's download the wp config file

126.72 -> and there we go the wp config file is downloaded so what I'm gonna do I'll open it on my uh

134.22 -> code editor and that's my code editor and below

142.26 -> WP debug false I suggest you to add the line of code which is

148.62 -> this so Define FSH FS underscore method direct I'm going to copy this and paste it below my WP debug

157.92 -> uh statement you can also add it to the bottom of the file but if it doesn't work I suggest

163.14 -> you guys to put it below uh WP debug okay after adding that I'm Gonna Save it and re-upload it

173.34 -> so let's upload it back I'm using filezilla client for FTP now it's asking to override

180.96 -> the file as the file is already there I'm going to click on OK and now let's test our website

187.44 -> that that if we are able to update the plugins or not so I'm gonna go to installed plugins and

193.74 -> try to update the plugin which we need to okay so that's the plugin now click on update now

205.08 -> and as you can see the issue has been resolved now if I try to add a new plugin so

214.98 -> let me add a new plugin as well in order to show you guys

219.78 -> so I'm gonna install the woocommerce plugin to see if it's working

236.76 -> okay our plugin has been installed and now I'm activating the plugin

251.46 -> okay my plugin has been successfully activated as

254.7 -> we don't need the woocommerce plugin so I'm just gonna delete the plugin

261.18 -> it's also to test that we were able to update the plugin we were able

265.26 -> to install a new plugin and now we can delete the plugin as well

271.38 -> okay delete

280.26 -> okay our plugin has been deleted if in some cases your issue does not get does not get

286.86 -> resolved by adding this line of code what you can do you can add additional these two lines

294 -> below below this line so you can add these two lines

301.26 -> Define FSC chmod dir you can add these two lines as well below your FS method

310.26 -> which will definitely fix your issue let me know in the comments below if you were able

314.58 -> to fix the issue if you are still having the same FTP upload error please do let me know

318.6 -> in the comments and I'll try to help as soon as possible until next video have a great day

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEHZrmaYkXY